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Dear Pattonville families and staff,

On Thursday, May 13, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated mask-wearing guidance for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The guidance states “Fully vaccinated people can resume activities without wearing a mask or physically distancing, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal or territorial laws, rules and regulations, including local business and workplace guidance.”

In accordance with guidance issued today by the St. Louis County Department of Public Health (DPH), Pattonville will continue to require the wearing of masks by students, staff and visitors while on campus or on the bus for the remainder of the current school year, which ends on May 27. 

We will provide updated mask guidance for summer school, camps and staff working in district buildings during the summer months in the near future. Thank you for your continued support and understanding as we work together to keep our students and staff healthy and safe.

Sincerely,

Dr. Tim Pecoraro

Superintendent

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The Pattonville High School Biomedical Sciences White Coat Ceremony was held on Thursday, May 13, in the Pattonville High School main gym to recognize students who have successfully completed coursework in Pattonville's nationally certified biomedical sciences program. Due to physical distancing needs, only students receiving their white coats were recognized in-person. 

Third-year students received a special white laboratory coat with their name embroidered on it. Second-year students had their names read out loud and will receive a biomedical department T-shirt and fourth year students will get their own laboratory notebook. 

The 36 students to receive their white coats during the live event were: Alexander Arias Hodarnau, Emily Barrier, Lauren Barton, Julia Blankenship, Dominique Bradshaw, Lauren Brawley, Lilly Buehrle, Isaac Bunton, Loudin Cato, Delani DeCarlo, Tamia Dockett, Sarah Etwaroo, Esther Gbloesse, Bryant Giang, Dylan Gietl, Tate Holt, Rozella House, Chloe Kerwin, Abigail Lewis, Lauren Marsala, Ponon Masokano, Alondra Mendez, Raizel Mendoza, Christina Ngo, India Reed, Natalie Reyes, Hailey Rice, Lucy Ridings, Melanie Rivera Nunez, Noah Rosebaugh, Savannah Sowell, Jasmine Taylor, Gabrielle Turner, Diana Urbina, Madison Wegel, Keilah Wilkes. 

 

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Pattonville High School announced and recognized the school’s Top 10 seniors based on grade point averages after seven semesters of high school during a live streamed ceremony during homeroom today. Renaissance sponsor Beth Moritz presented the Top 10 seniors with T-shirts from the universities they will attend after graduation. These students have grade point averages (GPAs) that fall between a 4.5 and a 4.75 on a weighted scale.

The Top 10 seniors in the Pattonville Class of 2021, their declared majors and the universities they will attend are: 
 
1. Bell Tucci, political science, Rhodes College
2. Lily Holland, math education, Truman State University
3. Mya Harris, biomedical engineering and minor in Spanish, Duke University
4. Tajh Martin, computer science, Columbia University in the City of New York
5. Grace Ohlsen, computer science, University of Colorado Boulder
6. Jordyn Lodes, mechanical engineering, Mizzou 
7. Maya Blumenthal, English, neuroscience and piano performance, Wellesley College 
8. Brianna Voss, pre-med, University of Missouri–Kansas City 
9. Eliana Johnson, Bachelor of Arts degree, Southeast Missouri State University
10. Abby Hachmeister, math education, University of Minnesota, Morris
 
 
 
 
 

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The Child Development playschool program held a 50th year party this morning at Pattonville High School and current and former teachers in the family and consumer sciences department were there to celebrate with current high schoolers and preschoolers. 

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Dear Pattonville families and staff,

Pattonville has worked closely with the St. Louis County Department of Public Health (DPH) throughout the pandemic to keep everyone in our schools and buildings as safe and healthy as possible. 

Based on recent research and information, including CDC studies involving Pattonville, the DPH recently released new updates for schools that will change how quarantines are handled for the remainder of the school year. While these changes do not eliminate classroom quarantines entirely, they do offer additional criteria that may allow us to quarantine fewer students in some cases. In the event that there is a classroom exposure, impacted families will receive details regarding quarantine requirements specific to your student’s classroom situation.

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Sixth grade science students at Pattonville Heights worked on a lab yesterday to investigate the results of variation and competition on a population. They studied a population of birds with different beak traits that were trying to eat beans that had variations in size and color. The students acted as the population of birds using different eating utensils as the beaks. 

“We're starting our unit on natural selection and adaptation so they're looking at different traits to see which one is the best trait to hunt,” teacher Terri Sallee said. 

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